Neighbours together
Ready Friends is 6 years old this year, and was born out of the need to support local action on loneliness and social isolation. The voluntary and community sector is central to reducing loneliness in Reading and provides an enormous range of opportunities for people to be socially connected and participate in activities that are just right for them. Continue reading Ready Friends survey – have your say
Communities across Reading are invited to host street parties to celebrate the Jubilee without having to pay the usual road closure fees. 2022 marks the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – when she becomes the first British monarch to reign for 70 years. And to mark this auspicious milestone, residents can now apply to host a street party during the special bank holiday in June – the Jubilee weekend – 2 to 5 June 2022. Continue reading Thinking of holding a street party? Free road closures available this summer
In Reading we stand together with the people of Ukraine, whose lives are being affected by this terrible war. We are a compassionate community and there will be many who will be willing and able to provide suitable accommodation. As a council, we are working with national and local partners to ensure comprehensive support is in place for local sponsors and the Ukrainian refugees they’ll be welcoming to Reading. The following information may be of assistance. Continue reading Ukraine support
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is undertaking a major modernisation of its services and buildings. There are some events coming up:- They have a specific event for community groups to come and find out more about the options for Royal Berkshire Hospital and ask questions at the pop up Urban Room at Broad Street Mall, Reading on Friday 25 March between 10:00 and 11:30. Continue reading Building Berkshire Together – Royal Berkshire Hospital redevelopment
The newly-constituted Victoria Park Community Group signed on the dotted line last week and celebrated their community coming together to become a voice for the area. Residents in the area surrounding Great Knolly’s Street and George Street in central Reading first met online during the lockdown of 2020 after the posting of a local community survey of Victoria Park by resident and now Chair of the group, Maria Trevis. Continue reading Central Reading locals take action to build community
Reading Borough Council have announced plans to further extend the progressive rewilding scheme, following another successful year. The scheme aims to restore, reclaim and protect natural habitats and native species on highway verges and in parks to address the climate emergency, by enhancing biodiversity and green links across the town. The latest end of season review shows the experiment worked in most areas and public feedback and support for the scheme continued to be overwhelmingly positive. Continue reading Reading’s rewilding to extend into 2022
RABBLE Theatre are a local theatre company which delivers high-quality professional theatre and provides an extensive range of outreach and educational work to young people and the community. RABBLE runs a Young Company for young people aged 8-16, which takes place every Saturday morning, term time. The Young Company provides young people with the opportunity to engage with a professional theatre company and learn from industry professionals, develop skills in playwriting and theatre-making. Continue reading Free places for 8-16 year olds to join RABBLE Young Company
Berkshire Archaeological Society Poster Competition. The invitation is to design a poster that inspires and informs and shows your enthusiasm and interest for the archaeology of Berkshire: -A selection of the entries will also be displayed by the Society at its events and meetings and used in its publicity material. -This competition will include sites in those parts of Berkshire which became parts of other counties in 1974. -The deadline is 30 April 2022. Continue reading Design a poster for Berkshire Archaeological Society
How charities and civil society can support Ukraine:- NCVO have published a blog on the devastating and urgent situation in Ukraine and what charities and civil society can do to help. -Reading Ukrainian Community Centre: www.rucc.uk. Both the Reading Ukrainian Club and the British Red Cross have too many clothing donations and Reading Ukrainian club are suggesting that clubs and communities hold a jumble sale and send the money to the British Red Cross… Continue reading Support for Ukraine – what organisations can do
Graft Thames Valley are running a free digital skills course for those who are looking for work and are interested in developing their computer skills. Survival Guide-Digital is designed to help jobseekers navigate the complexities of job-searching online. It will improve digital skills and provide support for those who are new to online job seeking – covering all of the basics and also some specific activities such as using Indeed and other job boards, and uploading personal documents securely. Continue reading Free Course – Survival Guide Digital